Blu-ray Review – Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

Umberto Lenzi managed a varied career for himself, achieving notoriety with his jungle adventures, such as "Man from Deep River" and "Cannibal Ferox." His forays into giallo-style chillers are less celebrated, but he managed to make his mark with select crime thrillers, finding 1972's "Seven Blood-Stained Orchids" one of his more successful efforts. However, the picture isn't exactly big on shock value, taking its sleuthing seriously, leaving extremity to select moments of punishment. "Seven Blood-Stained Orchids" is an atmospheric feature with occasional inspiration, but it's also surprisingly talky for the genre, with Lenzi strangely sensitive to dramatic needs, dialing down most potential for chaos. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com